playGo USB does wireless audio slightly cheaper than a Sonos

Audiophiles wanting to wirelessly liberate their music from desktop speakers have a tough choice — buy a $99 Airport Express , which uses a less-than-ideal 3.5mm line-out jack, or spend big on a Sonos . Bicom’s playGo USB is the new cord cutting kid on the block, and it’s aiming for the middle slice of that market. For $450 you get a transmission unit which connects via microUSB to your computer and a receiver that connects to your HiFi with RCA or Optical cables. Song streaming couldn’t be easier, the two have a range of 75 feet and pair up automatically over the 2.4 GHz band to send 24-bit sound to your beloved home audio kit. To stand out from the crowd, the playGo is hewn from Corian (yes, the stuff used for kitchen counter tops) and has a layer of LEDs to add some color to your musical experience. It’s currently on sale for $400, but let’s be honest — you can’t put a price on freedom from wires, can you? playGo USB does wireless audio slightly cheaper than a Sonos originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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